what is worship

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Evan Gray
What We're Actually Doing with the Offering
I'll be honest with you.After more than twenty years of leading worship, the offering is still the most awkward moment in the service for me.Not because I think it's wrong. Not because I don't believe in giving. But because I've watched it — week after week, from the platform —...
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Evan Gray
Why the Order Matters
For most of my early years leading worship, I planned by feel.I'd think about the sermon topic, pick songs that matched, and arrange them in whatever order felt right. Fast song to open, something quieter to settle people down, a reflective song before the preacher stepped up. Emotional pacing —...
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